The kindness the children carry

I would like to take you all into this journey of interacting with kids. Maybe I'll write these experiences as episodes… because each day with them feels like a new chapter.

Today, I saw something that felt truly overwhelming.

As I was teaching a story, I was emphasizing the importance of being kind, fair, and having a sharing nature in our hearts.

After the story session got over, we had a questionnaire session. One of the kids answered a question and got a gift from the principal ma'am.

The next question was about the moral of the story. When I asked it, the boy who had already received the gift tried to answer, but his friend was the first one to respond. And his answer was correct as well.

But ma'am wasn't there to witness it, and that little boy kept a sad face because he felt he had gone unnoticed and missed out on the gift. It's not unusual to expect a gift when you're a child. Even we adults still wait for it sometimes.

Having noticed this, the boy who initially answered literally called the principal ma'am and said, "This boy answered the question when you weren't here. Please give him a gift."

Just imagine how uncorrupted they are. He had already received a gift, so there was no need for him to put in that effort. Also, he himself had attempted to answer. But he clearly made it known that the first one to answer was his friend and not him. This showed his clarity and a heart without ego or competition.

That little heart wanted to make sure:

his friend also got what he got,

his friend also received appreciation like he did,

and his friend was also seen, just like he was.

This act showed how the moral of the story already exists in these kids' hearts — inbuilt, beautifully nurtured, and growing.

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